20142015学年度高一第一次月考英语试卷（2014.10.11）一、阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节：阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2.5分，共37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、和D项中，选出最佳选项。 A Nick Petrels is a doctor in Montreal. He works 60 hours a week. He takes care of 159 patients a week in the hospital and at his office. Hes been a doctor for ten years. Dr. Petrels gives his patients good medical advice. But he doesnt just tell his patients what to do. He also sings to them on television! Dr. Petrels has his own TV show. The show is in Italian, English and French. The doctor starts the show with a song and then gives medical advice. He explains a medical problem or disease in simple language. After that, he sings another song. Dr. Petrels produces and performs in his own show every week. The program is very popular with his patients and with people who enjoy his singing. His dream is to perform(表演) in Las Vegas. His favorite songs are love songs, and he has a compact disk of love songs that he wrote. Dr. Petrels says, “I always loved to sing. All my problems are gone when I sing.” But when Dr. Petrels was young, his father didnt want him to be a singer, so he went to medical school. Some people tell Dr. Petrels he can help people more as a doctor. But Dr. Petrels says he helps people when he sings, too. “I like to make people smile. Sometimes its difficult to make a sick person smile. Medicine and entertainment(娱乐) both try to do the same thing. They try to make people feel good.” 1. Dr. Petrels works 60 hours a week, because he _. A. gives his patients medical advice B. takes care of 159 patients a week C. sings on television D. has his own TV show 2. Dr. Petrels _, so he is called a singing doctor. A. also sings to his patients on TV B. always loved to sing C. is popular with his patients D. has been a doctor for ten years3. In his TV show, Dr. Petrel _. A. sings and gives medical advice B. sings about different diseases C. starts to explain diseases with a song D. sings love songs he wrote 4. Dr. Petrels show is popular _. A. in Las Vegas. B. at medical school C. with people who like his singing D. with patients in Montreal B Living in a modern society has its advantages and disadvantages. One disadvantage is that you often have to live closer to other people than you would like to. Sometimes, your neighbors make noise that you are not comfortable with. The best way to solve this problem is to talk with your neighbor first. You should be very polite and ask your neighbor if he knows how thin the walls of your homes are. This way doesnt criticize (批评) his behavior; it simply points out that he may not realize how far his sound travels. Tell him that you know that sometimes you make noise as well, but that you do your best to keep it down. Often this will solve the problem right away, but sometimes the neighbor may become angry. If your neighbor becomes angry with you, there are some more steps you can take. You might write a letter to the neighborhood committee. Make sure you write down the source of the noise and the time in the letter. They will review the situation and decide whether your neighbor is out of line. Some noise is considered to be reasonable, even if it bothers you. So you may prepare a good pair of earplugs (耳塞). Even if your neighbor makes too much noise, you dont have to live your life in discomfort. Its always a good idea to be friendly with your neighbors. You may clean the rubbish in front of his door. Hes sure to appreciate behavior like this and be more open to your suggestions about noise level.5. What is the first step to deal with the noisy neighbor? A. To buy a good pair of earplugs. B. To offer suggestions to the neighbor. C. To ask the neighborhood committee for help. D. To tell the neighbor how bad his behavior is.6. The underlined word “reasonable” in the third paragraph probably means “_”. A. terrible B. loud C. proper D. unpleasant7. What should be written in the letter to the neighborhood committee? A. How to punish your noisy neighbor. B. Where and when the noise appears. C. How to make the noise less in the neighborhood. D. What problems the noise causes to your life.8.What does the last paragraph mainly talk about? A. You should control your noise as well. B. You can live comfortably even if there is noise. C. Your neighbor may be more friendly than you think. D. You should build good relationship with your neighbor.CTeenagers need friendsMany teenagers(青少年) feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends.They believe that their family members, specially their parents, don t know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is often for brothers a